Services
We use talking circles, yarning and storytelling to make known the unknown when creating system change.
Our services are provided to:
At Learning Circles for Changing Systems, we combine language and terms from Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing and non-Indigenous approaches. Reflecting on language and how we speak is critical for decolonising health and human services systems that centre Indigenous knowledge. Our approach aims to disrupt and deconstruct non-Indigenous white ways that decolonises language and embed accessible and inclusive words that everyone can understand. By deeply reflecting, listening and learning together, respectful two-way understanding happens.
At Learning Circles for Changing Systems, truth telling and straight talk flows through all that we do. There can be minimal systems change without people learning to sit with discomfort. By making the invisible visible™ and having the challenging conversations together, we all learn from each other to make systemic change possible.
Tackling racism and inequities within systems and services to improve Indigenous health is not just Blak business, it’s everybody’s business.
- Government organisations (federal, state, territory, local)
- Non-Government organisations
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Private businesses and sole traders
- Corporate businesses
- Indigenous organisations
- Communities
System Change, Research & Evaluation
Policies and Sustainability Planning
Truth Telling & Challenging Assumptions
Cultural Competence and Capacity Building Expertise
Communication and Engagement
Collaboration and Partnership
System Change, Research & Evaluation
- Decolonised service evaluation and redesign (system-wide translational model of practice)
- Meaningful deconstruction and impact assessment / appraisal of programs
- Research practice that creates Indigenous evidence-based science systems for addressing complex challenges. Decolonising both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and methodologies
- Decolonising data collection, analysis and literature reviews along with academic research support, outcome measurements and performance evaluations
- Outcome measurement and performance evaluations
- Expand understanding through two-way learning about the historical and ongoing root causes to identify opportunities for changing services and practices
- Training packages for executive leadership teams and organisations around system change to make visible complex problems such as racism
Policies and Sustainability Planning
- Unpacking of existing policies and identifying their impact on systems, operations and people
- Develop policy recommendations inclusive of Indigenous expert advice and advocacy for compelling policy change
- Provision of Indigenous expertise to inform of long-term system and service viability
- Identifying potential risks and provide Indigenous solutions led by over two decades of public health policy leadership and expertise
- Development of sustainable systems plans that are grounded in diversity, equity and inclusion
- Truth telling to trigger critical reflection on respect for diversity of world views and cultures
Truth Telling & Challenging Assumptions
- Uncover deeply held assumptions that are ingrained in the way those deficit policies, procedures, practices, and structures behaviour and prevent the full realisation of impactful sustainable social gains and reach
- Collaborate to explore impactful ways of disrupting, dismantling, and decolonising systemic structural barriers that sustains social inequalities, health and wellbeing inequities
- Expert advice on organisational risks and disadvantages of current structures, practices, policies and procedures including identifying intervention leverage points
- Deliberate and straight to the point truths uncovered and delivered with recommendations and a supportive framework
- Truth telling to trigger critical reflection on respect for diversity of world views and cultures
Cultural Safety / Competence and Capacity Building Expertise
- Cultural supervision tailored for the specific needs of First Nations people working in white institutions
- Personalised coaching services from an Indigenous standpoint
- Nation building, our ways working with First Nations community organisations and people to support how to work with white systems so that the Sovereignty of First Nations knowledge and culture is front and centre. That is, not devalued or excluded
- Expert advice regarding Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander identified talking points
- Design and / or deliver non-accredited training in a range of health and community service topic areas such as working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and building the cultural safety of workplaces that are free of racism
Communication and Engagement
- Directorship roles on boards of organisations, incorporating providing expert advice on Indigenous talking points including cultural ways and worldviews
- Co-design projects offering expert research advice from an Indigenous standpoint with enhanced research capabilities
- Partner and collaborate with researchers to create the evidence base for system change inquiry that brings Indigenous and non-Indigenous sciences together
Collaboration and Partnership
- Directorship roles on boards of organisations, incorporating providing expert advice on Indigenous issues and programming
- Co-design projects offering expert research advice from an Indigenous standpoint and enhanced research capabilities
- Partner and collaborate with researchers to create the evidence base for system change inquiry that brings Indigenous and non-Indigenous sciences together